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Heavy metal distribution in Pondicherry harbour, southeast coast of India

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Title Heavy metal distribution in Pondicherry harbour, southeast coast of India
 
Creator Senthilnathan, S
Balasubramanian, T
 
Description 380-382
Attempt was
made to evaluate the extent of distribution of selected heavy metals (Cu, Zn,
Cd and Ph) in water, sediment and plankton over a period of two years from
Pondicherry harbour (lat.11°47' N, long.79°50' E). A distinct

seasonal
variation in the distribution of metals in the ambient water ,. sediment and
plankton was observed. The metals were high during monsoon and low during
summer. The order of metal abundance in water, sediment and plankton was
Zn>Cu>Pb>Cd. Plankton showed greater adsorption and absorption
capacity for most of the heavy metal as revealed by the concentration factor. A
significant linear relationship was also observed between metal level in the
ambient water and plankton. Salinity plays an important role in the
distribution of metal in the study area.
 
Date 2014-01-15T10:05:59Z
2014-01-15T10:05:59Z
1999-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/25721
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.28(4) [December 1999]